Synopsis

A social satire that follows the stories of four black students at an Ivy League college where controversy breaks out over a popular but offensive black-face party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in acutely-not-post-racial America while weaving a universal story of forging one's unique path in the world.

A social satire that follows the stories of four black students at an Ivy League college where controversy breaks out over a popular but offensive black-face party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in acutely-not-post-racial America while weaving a universal story of forging one's unique path in the world.

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Reviewed by Clifton Johnson7 / 10

An inconsistent farce, but worthwhile nonetheless

I found myself thinking that this film felt less than realistic (because it was a farce) or less than current (because it borrowed so heavily from Spike Lee's 90s joints). But then the credits roll and you remember: we're still here...we're still having this conversation about our identities and ourselves. There's nothing post-racial about 2015, and this film prods and pokes and laughs and jokes until we get that. It's not realistic, but it is real.

Reviewed by OneEightNine Media6 / 10

Okay. Should have been better.

This is not a perfect film but it is entertaining and interesting. But more importantly it is very necessary considering everything going on today plus I didn't even know some on the college campuses were actually hosting racist-a## parties like that. But anyway, the film has an excellent concept behind it but it is poorly executed. However, like I said before this is such an important topic and you do not see Hollywood doing anything about it until someone twists their arm. Long story short, a better director would have done a lot more with the material.

Reviewed by joanna-emd7 / 10

Give it a few episodes

It's satire, so of course it's full of stereotypes. It's a pretty good show. You have to get through the first episode to realize it's a framework to build a story of all of their interactions and personal stories. It's semi-successful because mixing satire with a dramedy isn't really a thing that blends easy.